“The first stages were quite hard, but after the first week I felt better and better every day. The awareness of competing against Froome and Nibali in the mountains gave me a lot of confidence. I’m proud of my performance in Spain and very thankful to my teammates, who gave everything to help me.”

Winning 2017 Worlds TTT

“Winning this title was very special, especially because we managed to do it with a very young team. Everyone felt strong, but we weren’t thinking about winning at all. It felt so natural, everyone knew what to do, took their role on perfectly and were so relaxed. We went like a machine!”

Favorite race

Giro d'Italia

2018 outlook

“This team helped me to turn back to the basics—just training, resting, nutrition and nothing else.”